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Red Pottage

Chapter V

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Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.
--BOURGET.
Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.
The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."
It does occupy till they do come.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Red Pottage

Chapter V

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.
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--BOURGET.
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Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.
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The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."
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It does occupy till they do come.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."”

All words in this reading · 52

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amities

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

amours

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

bas

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

BOURGET

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From this reading --BOURGET.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

concerning

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

devotion

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It does occupy till they do come.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It does occupy till they do come.

et

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

friendship

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

hommes

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

Ici

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It does occupy till they do come.

jealous

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

judgment

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

les

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

Leurs

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

majority

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

man

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

Many

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

men

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

Occupy

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

passing

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

pleurent

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

said

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

sarcastic

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

spirit

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

summed

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It does occupy till they do come.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

tous

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From this reading Ici bas tous les hommes pleurent Leurs amities et leurs amours.

true

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

up

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From this reading The passing judgment of the majority of men on such devotion might be summed up in the words, "Occupy till I come."

woman

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

woman's

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.

words

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From this reading Many sarcastic but true words have been said by man, and in no jealous spirit, concerning woman's friendship for woman.